"The Double": This is a movie that Nuke described as a "twist-a-thriller". I like that description, so I'm gonna steal it, but give credit, so it's not really stealing. "The Double" is similar to "Salt" in a lot of ways, except instead of Angelina Jolie, it has Richard Gere and Topher Grace. I'll leave it to you to decide which is better. Honestly, I think the two movies would be great in a double feature.I really liked this movie. I don't think Richard Gere is getting too old to play these roles, which was one of the comments Nuke made. What I really liked about "The Double" is we get a twist in the beginning, another twist at the end, and a satisfying ending.
I wish I could tell you more about the plot, but it's hard without giving things away. If you like "twist-a-thrillers", I suggest you give "The Double" a shot. I liked it enough to go 4 stars on my rating!
"The Eagle": I have to admit, I was semi-disappointed by "The Eagle". From reading the latest Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan, I was very excited about this movie, which mixed in the Roman Eagle. I thought we'd get an action packed, thrill a minute, sword fighting, axe wielding action flick. Instead, we got a largely dull film, punctuated by a few really good action scenes.Channing Tatum is fairly wooden as the lead actor, which I think contributed to some of the dullness. Despite this, I think the Eagle had a lot of promise until the end when the last battle sorta fizzled in my mind. I'll give this one 2 stars and recommend you stay away.
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I also thought that the Eagle wasn't very good. Though I think you're being too kind giving it a 2. I really felt like I wasted 2 hours of my life after it was over. There just wasn't much of anything to it.
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